Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 vs Apple A5

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Apple A5

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 and the Apple A5 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 4 core processor released in 2014 with the Apple A5 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2011.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Apple A series (22)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (4) CPU group Apple A5/A5X (2)
2 Generation 5
Cortex-A53 Architecture A5
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Apple A6

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Apple A5 clocks with 1.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Characteristic Apple A5
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Characteristic Apple A5
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
QDSP6 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Qualcomm Adreno 306 GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores)
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology 32 nm
0 Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 4
24 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version 10

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Qualcomm Adreno 306 GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores)
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410, while the Apple A5 supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 6.4 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Characteristic Apple A5
LPDDR3-1066, LPDDR2-1066 Memory LPDDR2-800
4 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Apple A5 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Characteristic Apple A5
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Apple A5 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Characteristic Apple A5
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems iOS
2014 Release date Q1/2011
-- Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Qualcomm Snapdragon 410
Qualcomm Adreno 306 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (100%)
Apple A5 Apple A5
PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) @ 0.20 GHz
13 (67%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Qualcomm Snapdragon 410
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A5 Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
496 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Qualcomm Snapdragon 410
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A5 Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
267 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Apple A5
Unknown Apple iPhone 4S
Apple iPad 2

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